Does anyone know the average strength of the average people?

[db2000]

I had to test sports shooters once (all men, aged between 18 - 30), they had no gym training...and were expected to have a 3RM test at the facility where I was working.

They ranged from (in pounds)
Bench 88 - 187
Squat 134 - 264
Bench pull 66 - 154

[PowerTricks]

130 pounds. That's pathetic. I benched that when I was 13. I mean even with crappy genetics, you should bench more than a 6'th grade kid. I guess that just shows how out of shape people let themselves get.

Then you were a strong kid because that's probably well above the average 13 year old's bench haha.

[TMSWRESTLER]

I don't really know but I'm 13 and weigh like 110 and I wrestle. I can bench 110 squat 240 deadlift 170 and leg press 700

[TMSWRESTLER]

Then you were a strong kid because that's probably well above the average 13 year old's bench haha.

By the way I'm 13 and I'm in eighth grade not sixth

[gewaltiger]

first time i benched was 120lbs while weighing like 140. squatted 205, deadlifted around 245, powercleaned 135 or a little more. all in the uhhh.. 10th grade i think. 10th or 11th..

[kthxbai]

When I started out I squatted 80 lbs and benched 66 for reps @ 132 lbs

Me, 95 and 75 @ 140

[Blindead]

Most new guys I see at the gym squat 100 pounds about halfway towards parallel and bench 95-115 for reps. Funny thing is these same guys are putting these same weights up months later because they know **** all about training, but I'm not gonna be the guy who walks around giving training advice when I could use some myself.

personally: when i first started benching, i was repping 115. when i first started lifting when i was like 16, i squatted 95 pounds for reps and never did it again, but when I start training legs earlier this year (yes srs) i could do 115x5. I believe when I started deadlifting I did 135 for reps. I weighed around 140 when I started.

[FROGGBUSTER]

maybe repost

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...Standards.html

[ighairynutsack]

I know what the average grip strength of a American normal adult male is - and it sucks.

Actually, the grip strength of the average American stinks. AMERICANS CAN'T GRIP CRAP!!!!.

For example, I took my IronMind Trainer to work with me one day to see what my fellow co-workers could do with it. They couldn't do jack s**t with it!!

Out of about 100 people, only 4 of them could close it and one of those people was my own sister (no grip training whatsoever).

I have my 12 year old niece grip training and she KILLS the Trainer, which tells me the average person could gain some grip strength if they worked for it. Sadly, I would say 98% of them won't.

she must give a mean handjob

and i know this post is from 2005

[powerlifter18]

Begining stats
age; 16
weight:230
Bench 200 ouch...
squat:275 paralel?
Nutrition: Southern comfort and fatty doobs

[Dom!]

maybe repost

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...Standards.html

x2,
was about to post that too!

[babyslayer]

130 pounds. That's pathetic. I benched that when I was 13.

age 21, goal 315.

130 pounds. That's pathetic. I benched that when I was 13.

there are people who can bench 225+ deadlift 400+ and squat in the 300's without ever training.

I have no idea what the average is, id say the vast majority of people cant bench 150, deadlift 315, or squat 225.

[taffer]

I think its really dependant, like im pretty weak (havent really been working on strength for too long though)
I bench with 70lb dumbells (like 3-4reps)
Box squats are at 190lbs (sets of 3 reps)
and deads like 260 (approx 1RM, i do partials and GM's instead)

I'm probly like 210lbs and 6'4

When I look around at my gym, not many people squat or deadlift alot, but then i come here and get grounded, along way to go

[John Hicks]

I'm tellin' ya - the "average" person's overall body strength SUCKS.

I'd like to do an experiment where you ask 100 "average" people (50 men and 50 women) to pick up a 100 pound DB to full lockout. I'll betcha that maybe 2 out of that 100 could do it and the rest could not (as in, they would FAIL miserably!!).

[cupcakekid]

strong bump

when i lifted @ a commercial gym. most people were doing

Squat: 145-180
bench: 160 to chest
dl:200

check erx.com or whatever it is for strength standards

[PAS08]

130 pounds. That's pathetic. I benched that when I was 13. I mean even with crappy genetics, you should bench more than a 6'th grade kid. I guess that just shows how out of shape people let themselves get.

my first bench at 15 resulted in a 1rm of 35kg (77lb) - i wasn't massively out of shape, i had been running around playing sports for several years, just never weight trained

p.s why would you think someones in shape if there untrained bench is a lot?

[Jpz]

Thanks to the dude who posted the standards!

[babyslayer]

I'm tellin' ya - the "average" person's overall body strength SUCKS.

I'd like to do an experiment where you ask 100 "average" people (50 men and 50 women) to pick up a 100 pound DB to full lockout. I'll betcha that maybe 2 out of that 100 could do it and the rest could not (as in, they would FAIL miserably!!).

my mother, and 70 year old grand father can probably do that.

[Slovakian_Pride]

Firt time i ever benched i got 60kg (132lbs) and that was at a bodyweight of 155lbs and only 13 years old so average probs about 150lbs for bench.

[babyslayer]

Firt time i ever benched i got 60kg (132lbs) and that was at a bodyweight of 155lbs and only 13 years old so average probs about 150lbs for bench.

what the **** man...

if where you start is any indicator of where you can go, your gonna be strong as hell.

[swolegantor]

First time I benched when I was 15 I could do 170 at a bw of 160 (fcuking around in basement had no idea what I was doing)

when I was 18 or 19 (forget when exactly) I could do like 205 or something.


I did alot of pushups and **** for boxing/football so that probably helped.


first time I tried deadlifting I did 315 easy.

I think most bigger guys can do atleast 275 on deadlift the first time they try if not more.


I think this thread way under-rates most peoples strength. I mean maybe if you are in some upperclass pencil pushing area yes. If you are in like rural finland you are going to find much stronger people.

[taffer]

It seems to me that alot of people here started lifting in their teens, got a good start, which is probly important

I dont know about other people, but I was really lazy (and fat) when i was a teenager and didnt really start lifting until i was 20 or 21, and that was just to lose weight, i did whatever the gym instructor told me, so not the best for strength at all!
Its only been the past year or so i've started to learn about strength training and get into it

[fhbob]

130 pounds. That's pathetic. I benched that when I was 13. I mean even with crappy genetics, you should bench more than a 6'th grade kid. I guess that just shows how out of shape people let themselves get.

Then why can you only bench 225x10 now? You must be lazy, I would rather have poor genetics and a good work ethic than the other way around. Don't call what other people can do pathetic.

[metal-head-]

After having no prior training and when i first went to the gym at age 17 my stats for rippetoes 3x5 was
bench: 45kg, squat:55kg, deadlift:75kg.

I was probably stronger but i was taking it slow as he stated and also the huge deciding factor with these lifts is your technique. In particular the squat, you take any untrained man or women off the street and they will find it extremely difficult the first time they squat. I think if we were talking about average strength (a stupid proposition at that) you would have to take into account a few technique sessions and then test their deadlift and bench.

[dethmetalanimal]

Not perfect, but good as a general guideline.

http://exrx.net/Testing/WeightLiftin...Standards.html

[John Hicks]

my mother, and 70 year old grand father can probably do that.

Have you tested them? Could you?... they could probably do it - I'd like you to find out for sure.

[Richybabes]

When I started out last year, I couldn't even bench a 20kg bar (44lbs). It was honestly pretty embarrassing, considering my size. Of course, this was after having just recovered from being rather ill, and most likely losing a large portion of my strength (I was only eating a couple times a week, and not much).

I now do about twice that, (~100lbs), which is still pretty weak, but I guess I'll just blame illness, bad genetics, and hiatuses from the gym, as well as chest strength not really being my first priority, given that in the past couple months I've started gearing stuff towards basketball.

It really does vary, but for a person to be benching their own weight when completely untrained is very unusual. 60kg for the average untrained man seems like a lot, considering I don't know anyone who started off doing that much, and the people I know are generally ~20+ years old, therefore at their strongest.

[doctor220]

People never factor in form in any of these questions. They think "zomg average person could only squat xxx, I could do that when I was 12." Well yeah, but if you teach the average person how to lift, their numbers are going to be much higher(instantly, without any muscle gain). If you have someone trained in a skill that isn't really intuitive(how to lift), you can't really compare them to someone that isn't.

[runtocatch]

60kg for the average untrained man seems like a lot

Strong bump......say what?

[InExileVt]

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLi...hStandards.htm